Carving at the El Tajin Archeological Site, Veracruz, Mexico (photo by Andy Hansen)
La Leona, La Virgen, Y El Pastor
Music written and performed by Andy Hansen
from the 2007 American Players Theatre production of
THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA by Tennessee Williams
Directed by William Brown
Set Design by Todd Rosenthal
Costume Design by Rachel Healy
Lighting Design by Michael Peterson
“La Leona” is patterned after son huasteco which freely mixes duple and triple meter. This has been scaled up to a mariachi style arrangement (Huapango de Mariachi).
This and other pieces I wrote for the show were used as music within the world of the play – i.e. music the characters could hear in the distance or on the radio.